Project Risk Management Technology & Digital Applications 3

Question 1

A project team uses version control (Git) for all deliverables. A developer accidentally force-pushes to the main branch, overwriting peer-reviewed code. Which risk control was MISSING?

Accepted Answer

Branch protection rules and merge permissions

Answer

Branch protection rules prevent unauthorized force-pushes and are a technical control that mitigates code-loss risk.

Question 2

Which of the following BEST describes a 'zero-day vulnerability' in the context of project risk management?

Accepted Answer

A software flaw unknown to the vendor that attackers can exploit immediately

Answer

A zero-day vulnerability is an unknown software flaw exploitable before the vendor can issue a patch, posing significant unplanned risk.

Question 3

A project's technology stack depends on an open-source library that has not been maintained for two years. This BEST represents which type of risk?

Accepted Answer

Technical debt and dependency risk

Answer

Relying on an unmaintained library creates dependency risk—security vulnerabilities and compatibility issues may emerge without vendor support.

Question 4

A risk workshop identifies that automated testing tools may fail to detect edge-case bugs before deployment. The BEST risk response is to:

Accepted Answer

Supplement automated tests with targeted exploratory testing

Answer

Supplementing automated tests with exploratory testing addresses gaps that automated tools cannot reliably detect.

Question 5

A project manager wants to quantify the financial impact of a system integration failure. Which tool is MOST appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Expected Monetary Value (EMV) analysis

Answer

EMV analysis multiplies probability by monetary impact, providing a quantified financial estimate of the risk.

Project Risk Management Practice Test

Project Risk Management Practice Test

Project Risk Management Technology & Digital Applications 3